Story of Yanxi Palace: Red Seal Spring Star

The eye-catching thing on the east wall is a red sandalwood hanging screen depicting Jin Minghuang's attempt to ride a horse.The screen is black and lacquered, and the upper half is literate and depicts the royal inscription of Emperor Qianlong's "Ming Emperor Trying a Horse":

"I once saw Zhao Lin's six horses passed on to Zhenguan, standing stone like everyone drawing arrows. Counting horses and trying to fall into the battle, the majestic and heroic wind will be envied for thousands of years. This is the song Han Gan tried the horse to write about the Ming Emperor. Move the saddle, sleeves and hands are slightly blushing, and the two are still holding each other. Woohoo, how strong is the defense of the pioneer, how weak is the defense, the feast is safe and poisonous, and the poison is suddenly forgotten. The drums of Yuyang move the ground, and it is inevitable that the road of Shu is rough and has a section .Paintings are valuable references, and Qu Ran caresses the ancients and sighs. Wu Zi's new spring moon imperial title."

The lower part imitates the Tang Dynasty Han Gan's painting "Ming Emperor Tries a Horse" with techniques such as literacy, gold, silver and color.The emperor wrote this hanging screen in order to remind the descendants of the royal family not to forget to ride and shoot, and not to repeat the fate of the previous dynasty's weakness and decline.

On the side of this vertical screen, there is a water-red silk scroll, which is the poem of drinking among flowers in running script of the late emperor.

There is also a hanging screen on the west wall, made of red sandalwood and framed in the shape of a bogus frame, nailed with golden yellow satin at the back, and carved with bones, white jade, red coral, lapis lazuli, jasper, enamel, shells, mother-of-pearl, etc. Into vases, four treasures of the study, fruits, bonsai, teapots, Ruyi and other decorations.Hanging on the side is a hanging scroll made of back and forth gold brocade.The golden walnut is made of gold and red warp as plain weave interweaving, the black and white wefts are combined to clip the weft, and the black and white warp are combined to clip the warp, and do not participate in the interweaving.The core of the walnut is filled with Ruyi and Fangsheng patterns, which are composed of three sets of warp threads, black weft, and gold pieces, which are solemn and luxurious.At first glance, it was a gift from Concubine Rong.

The three of them went out through the back door, crossed the yard, and entered the apse before taking off their cloaks.In the Ming Dynasty, red and gold were the main tones, and a gold-bottomed plaque was hung high above the hall, with the four characters "Duhu Fanxi" written in the emperor's imperial pen, which means loyalty, good fortune and boundless longevity.There is a horizon, big red carved lacquer and gold engraved five-fold screen, in front of the screen is a peacock feather palm fan and a golden throne, and a pair of hanging screens with dark gold frames and red carved lacquer pictures of Fengshen Romance are hung on the walls on both sides. live here.

The inner room of Dongnuange is a study room.There is a large kang in the outer room, and a row of red sandalwood screens on the back wall of the kang. On the front golden screen, images of eighteen arhats in blue and blue are embroidered with silk threads. No, knowing that emptiness is not emptiness", "Which is real and which is emptiness, neither that nor I" and so on.On the black lacquered kang table are two round gilt go boxes with lids, with buttons on the lids, and flowers and cranes on the boxes. It can be seen that the two of them are playing chess here.Yingluo looked closely, and saw that the stitches used on the screen included trocar, rolling, winding, seeding, and panjin, and she praised it.

Yongqi smiled and said: "This is a reward from Empress Ama, who gave birth to Jun'er. When Li Yu sent it, he said that it was originally placed in the "Zhibuzhai" in Yuqing Palace.Yingluo looked at Haishi, and Haishi was also very happy. This Yuqing Palace was specially built for the crown prince Yinreng during the Kangxi period. It was the default residence of the East Palace in the Forbidden City. Later, he moved to Ganxi Ersuo, which is now the Chonghua Palace.The two looked at Yong Qi together, and Yong Qi also knew what they meant, so she smiled slightly.

In the Xinuang Pavilion, Ybor was sitting on the bed, and Nanny Pan was holding a child in one hand, and was teasing happily. While teasing, she said to Ibol: Gege, look at how beautiful the two little masters born in our house are. How beautiful it is!The prince is really happy and loves him so much!Ybor pursed his lips and smiled.

Nanny Pan said again: "Look at this stupid slave, the prince loves and loves Gege the most!"Concubine Rong and Concubine Qing have both come here at the order of Yi. The pair of precious little jade pigs given by the Empress Dowager are so cute, and she also specified the earthy color for the little prince Mianyi, and the white chicken bone for the little prince Mianzhen. When the full moon is over, hug the two. Little master, go to the palace and ask the queen mother and the emperor to see, they will also be overjoyed, Gege, you will be even more favored by the queen mother!What Madam said in the past was all to appease Fujin, and the old slave was also sweating. Fortunately, both you and the little master are safe.

Yi Boer laughed and said: Mammy treats me very well, I also told Er Niang, you have to check the food and use carefully before you can rest assured.Fujin is definitely not that kind of person, you are overthinking.Nanny Pan said: "Master is generous enough, but you must be on guard against others. The servant does not mean Fujin. The servant has been in the palace for a long time, so it is always good to be careful. Do you still remember what happened to Concubine Wan back then?"Then Fu Er told Yi Boer why Hu Jiajia was suddenly recalled to the palace when she was pregnant.Yiboer shook his head and said: "It's not what Mammy thinks, otherwise why do I stay in the palace all the time?"If that was the case, elder brother would have spoken long ago.

Nanny Pan just wanted to say that Concubine Rong was watching from behind, look at the tight security in this mansion.The three of Yongqi had already entered quietly, she was in a hurry to avoid it, but it was too late, so she had no choice but to bite the bullet and greet Yingluo.Yingluo and Haishi finally recognized her, and they were both shocked.Just as Haishi was about to speak, Yingluo immediately gestured with her eyes.Yingluo brought the two children in her arms, and said to Nanny Pan: "Madam has worked hard, you go down to rest first, and I will ask questions later."Pan Zhilan left the room nervously.

Yingluo handed the baby to Haishi, and the two happily looked at the two little babies together, and found that they did not look alike, Yongqi smiled and said: "One looks like me, it is Mianyi, and the other looks like Yuner, it is Mianyi." still.The two were very surprised, and saw that although Ibol's complexion was still a little pale, the edema had disappeared, and he was radiant and smiling.

Yongqi ordered the maid to serve tea and fruits, and Yiboer asked the Kangxi blue and white landscape painting bell cup and yellow glaze to engrave the round dragon pattern darkly, and taught him to bring his own pickled candied fruit contained in the red flower pattern apple statue.After everyone else retreated, the four of them sat and talked. Yingluo liked the bowl-sized Apple Zun, which looked exactly like an apple and was small and pleasant.The brocade ground pattern is painted near the feet, and the whole body is decorated with chrysanthemum patterns drawn with red lines in the glaze.Looking up again, I saw the blue and white "Kangxi Year of the Qing Dynasty" stamp on the bottom, so I clicked my tongue and praised: "The things made by the ancestors are really beautiful, but this plate is beyond the standard. The emperor really thought about it. I especially like this little one." respect.Hearing this, Haishi was very happy again.

It turns out that the center of the plate is engraved with a picture of Yunlong chasing pearls. The five-clawed dragon is heroic and mighty, and the outer wall is also engraved with a chic and vivid Yunlong.The inside and outside of the plate are embellished with yellow glaze, which is evenly plump and moist.Yellow glaze is the most strictly controlled glaze color of the royal family. "Yellow" and "huang" have the same pronunciation, so yellow has become the color of the royal family. Yellow-glazed porcelain in Ming and Qing Dynasties was only used by the royal family.There are also more detailed regulations on the use of inner palace porcelain. Empress dowagers and empresses use yellow glazed wares inside and outside; imperial concubines use yellow glazed white inner wares; noble concubines and concubines use yellow ground green dragon wares; concubines use blue ground yellow dragon wares; Purple dragon wares in green fields; colorful red dragon wares are often used.

The inside and outside of this plate are all decorated with yellow glaze, which should be used exclusively by empress dowagers and empresses. This regulation began in the 19th year of Kangxi.Although Yongqi is a prince, it is beyond the limit to use this, so Yingluo said this.Yongqi said: "This is what Grandma Huang gave you during the Chinese New Year last year, and there is also a set of four double-eared cups with yellow glaze and dark engraved dragon patterns."Ying Luofang nodded.

Yi Boer said: "Since my aunt likes Xiaozun, I'll give it to you. Whatever else you like, just take it."Yong Qi immediately agreed.Yingluo smiled and said: "Then I won't be polite."Yongqi smiled and said: We are thinking about what New Year's gift we should give to you. In a few days, I will teach someone to send it to Yujing Garden.Yingluo said: Okay, quietly, don't let others know.Then started looking around, Yong Qi just laughed.

Yi Boer said again: "Emiang, we still have a set of the colorful December flower god cups of the holy grandfather, and I will send them together as an annual gift for you?"Hai Shi hurriedly waved his hands and smiled: "Give it to your aunt too. No one goes to the place where I live, so I just give it to everyone in the garden, so it won't be a pity to put it aside. I accept your wishes."Yingluo said: Good!I don't refuse anyone, you don't have to regret it!Hai's laughed and said, "It doesn't look good in front of the children!"

The four were laughing and talking, when the two children suddenly burst into tears in Haishi's arms, it turned out that they needed to change their diapers.Haishi said that he wanted to change it himself, so Yongqi opened the door and went to the outside room, and asked the maid to bring up the diapers and ointment and put them all away. Haishi saw that Yongqi was also very skilled, so he was not surprised.Yingluo knew it well, and Yiboer smiled and said: "Often elder brother changes it by himself. He likes it and doesn't think it's dirty. Zhezhe also changed it at that time."The mother and son were busy for a while, and they were extremely happy in their hearts.

Later, Yingluo told Yongqi that she and Haishi had something to tell Nanny Pan, Yongqi didn't suspect him, so she took the two of them to Nanny Pan's room at the back, and left by herself.

Pan Zhilan immediately knelt down in front of the two of them, and said: "Concubine Ling, Concubine Yu, I have been very sorry to you two in the past, but I have wholeheartedly devoted myself to my lord Xiao Gege and the two little lords. Please have a lot of adults and don't drive away your slaves." Let's go, and allow the servants to stay and serve.Yingluo and Haishi looked at each other, and Yingluo asked, "Yongqi doesn't know, does she?"Pan Zhilan said: "My lord didn't know the servants at all."Yingluo snorted: He doesn't know.Back then, you also wanted to kill his mother and son in Yonghe Palace, and then bury him alive in Changchun Palace?Pan Zhilan pressed her head to the ground, she was too frightened to speak out.

Hai Shi said: "Jun'er has always said that you are very kind to her, but I didn't expect you to be Zhilan who was beside Concubine Gao back then."I still remember how miserable Sister Yipin's death was, and the last thing she said to me before she left was 'Ayan, go back!go back! 'You masters and servants are really vicious!

Pan Zhilan smiled sadly, and said: Since Concubine Yi stood up for you, why couldn't she bear the humiliation?It's just slapping the mouth, why bother to die.If you keep the green hills, you are not afraid of running out of firewood. The noble concubine and master, how good-looking she was back then, no matter how domineering and domineering, she has turned into a pile of bones underground, and your son has become a prince.The slave didn't expect to see you two again. How many years have passed? Since you have discovered it, I will leave it to my wife... A few years ago, when I was listening to an opera, I saw you two at Mr. Fu Heng's house. You don't know me anymore, because the slaves don't even know themselves...

Yingluo suddenly felt a sore nose, coughed, and said: I am no longer Concubine Ling, and she is no longer Concubine Yu.Pan Zhilan said: Yes, the slave made a slip of the tongue.Yingluo looked at the back of her head, where it was combed neatly, with a little white hair mixed in. She was silent for a while, and said, "Let's keep the green hills. I'm not afraid that there will be no firewood. Well said, do you still want to avenge your old master?" ?

Pan Zhilan didn't know how she knew, but she raised her head, with a strong hatred in her eyes, and said: Yes, of course!If it wasn't for the current empress, the master wouldn't have died, and the slave wouldn't have seen people's faces and suffered so much.Concubine Ling... No, Mrs. Nalan, if you can avenge my master and me, I am willing to commit suicide and apologize immediately!The slave knows, you can do it!Then he smiled wryly, and said: Master treated you and the former empress like that back then, slave, this is a dream come true...

Yingluo didn't look at her, she stretched out her hands, looked at her ten fingers, and said: "Will you listen to me then?"Pan Zhilan was overjoyed, and hurriedly said: "Just give orders!"Ask Zhilan to do anything, Zhilan will be crushed to pieces, and she wants to avenge her master!

Yingluo smiled, raised her eyes, and said: Good!Nanny Pan, listen to me, you should stay in this mansion well and take good care of your current master, big and small, don't worry, when the time comes, I will send someone to notify you, and you should do as I said.Pan Zhilan hurriedly kowtowed and said: Yes, I would like to follow Madam's order, thank you Madam for sparing my servant!Yingluo said: You have to be careful, you must not reveal your identity, otherwise your life will be in danger.You can no longer go to the palace. I will tell the man who is in charge of the safety of the mansion. He is a person close to the emperor. If someone makes things difficult for you, his people will naturally protect you. You can rest assured.

Pan Zhilan hurriedly said: Madam Xie.Madam, don't worry, the queen has never seen the servant before, she thought the servant had already been sold to the palace.In the west garden and palace before, she seldom came to the fifth elder brother's place, and when she came occasionally, the servant also said that she was sick and couldn't go to the front.However, Concubine Rong had summoned the slave into the palace twice to ask questions. The slave was afraid that she would call the slave again, and it was difficult for the slave to refuse.Yingluo laughed and said: "I see, don't worry, she will never call you again, if there is anything in this house, you can come back to me."

Nanny Pan didn't know why Yingluo was able to make decisions for the emperor's favorite concubine Rong, and how to mobilize the guards of the palace, but she understood her ability, and she was Fu Heng's wife, so she thanked her immediately.Yingluo laughed again: Thinking about it, you wouldn't neglect your current masters.Mother Pan hurriedly said: "Fifth elder brother and little Gege have the kindness to reinvent the slaves, even if the slaves don't want their lives, they must repay their kindness."Yingluo said: Since you said that, I will entrust Little Gege and her two children to you. They must not make mistakes, do you understand?

Mother Pan saw that Yingluo still doubted herself, so she said: Madam, don't worry, if any one of the master has something to do, the servant will return his life to Madam.Yingluo snorted, and said: Mother Pan, I don't want this life of yours. I will leave it to the emperor in the future. He will miss the past most and will not treat you badly.Standing up while speaking, he said to Haishi: Don't worry, sister, everything is up to me, she doesn't dare to act rashly, let's go.Saying that if he doesn't look at Pan's, he will go out if he pulls Hai's.

Nurse Pan hurriedly turned around on her knees, and said in a low voice: Mrs. Nalan, I think you don't know that when your sister Aman had an accident, the master Gao Guifei used to comfort her.The master asked her who did it. It is a serious crime to insult a maid in the Forbidden Palace. She can ask the palace to investigate, but Aman refused to say, and she died soon and was sent out of the palace... The master Gao Guifei did it quietly later. After investigation, I thought it was Mr. Fu Heng, and the court belt didn't deliberately frame him, and Empress Concubine Shu also believed it at the time.

Yingluo stopped in her tracks, her face trembled, and she closed her eyes. Haishi looked at her worriedly and held her hand tightly.After Haishi entered Duke Zhongyong's mansion, he asked about Yingluo's family in detail, and also learned about Wei Yingning's past.Yingluo gathered herself together and didn't turn her head back, she just said: Thank you, I understand.Don't mention this matter to anyone, otherwise your life will be even more worrying.Nanny Pan hurriedly said: Yes, I understand, I have never said a word to anyone.Lu Haishi said in a low voice: How can Concubine Gao be so kind?Yingluo smiled, clenched her hand, and said in a low voice: Be careful that the walls have ears, I'm fine, sister don't worry.

Back in the front room, Yingluo still went back to the bedroom to sit with Yiboer, and Yongqi mother and son went to Dongnuange to talk about themselves.Ybor asked the maid to take out a wool felt painting and unfold it. The pattern on it was an endless prairie and a flock of curly-haired white sheep, and the black halos were the shadows of clouds reflected on the grass.Yingluo saw that it was Gao Yun's congratulatory gift, so she pursed her lips and smiled.

Look at the four ink papers of "Thousand Bamboo Rain" on the wall, on which are inscribed "Paintings by Minister Dong Bangda", and stamped with "Treasures of Qianlong Yulan, Chonghua Palace Mirror (jian4, Tongjian) Collection Treasures, Shiqu Treasures ", and sighed in admiration again.Yiboer said that it was originally hung in the Chonghua Palace, and the emperor rewarded Yongqi when he left the palace.

On the opposite wall is a large "Sound of Pine Songs on Mountain Road" painted by Tang Yin.The upper layer of the painting is deep and deep, with waterfalls and flowing springs.The mountainside is lush with pines and twigs are old and dry.There is a bay of Pinghu Lake at the foot of the mountain, which is crystal clear.A rugged wild road meanders to the mountains. A hermit leans on the fence and listens to the wind in the pines. The waiter Nangqin follows.So I read the self-titled poem and said: "Try to wrap your ears in silence, and you will feel the energy of the Tao." Tang Bohu's mountains, rocks and trees twist and turn, and dance vigorously.

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[Jingu Garden] It was originally Shichong's villa in the Western Jin Dynasty, and the ruins are located in Jingu Cave, seven miles northeast of the old city of Luoyang. "Book of Jin? The Biography of Shi Bao" contains: "Chong has another house in the Golden Valley of Heyang, a name of Zi Ze, the sender pours his capital, and drinks here." Shi Chong is a famous rich man.Because he competed with the noble landlord Wang Kai for wealth, he built the Golden Valley Villa, which is called "Golden Valley Garden".Shi Chong sent people to the South China Sea Islands to exchange silk needles, copper ironware, etc. for pearls, agate, amber, rhino horns, ivory and other valuables, and decorated the houses in the garden resplendently like a palace.In March of Yangchun, when the wind is warm and the sun is warm, the peach blossoms are burning, the willow silk is curling up, and the birds are chirping and talking to the branches. "Jingu Chunqing" is known as one of the eight great sceneries in Luoyang.

According to historical records, Jingu Garden has beautiful lakes and mountains, pavilions, terraces and pavilions, and is carefully laid out according to the mountain situation.The lotus pond and Minghu Lake are well-proportioned because of the water shape.Jingu Qingxi lingers back and forth, and rare trees and flowers compete for splendor.In the toilet alone, there are more than a dozen beautiful girls who burn incense and pass papers to serve, and then change the guests into new clothes, which makes the guests feel embarrassed to go to the toilet.Shi Chong's luxury can be seen.There are also many famous flowers and plants in Jingu Garden, and many crabapples are planted.Shi Chong loved crabapple very much, and regretted that it had no fragrance, and even sighed: "If you can smell fragrant, you should be stored in a golden house." The origin of the allusion is related to Concubine Yang, and since then Haitang has the meaning of beauty.Shi Chong often entertained distinguished guests in Jingu Garden.

As we all know, Shi Chong has a concubine, Luzhu.Song Dynasty music history recorded the locations of Jingu Garden and Lvzhu Tower in "The Legend of Green Pearl": "Chongyou Bielu is in Jingujian, Henan, and there is golden water in the stream, which comes from Taibai source. Chongzhi Chuanfu Garden Pavilion "..." When the soldiers suddenly arrived, Chong called Luzhu and said: "I have been convicted for you." City. At that time, the building was named Lvzhulou. The building is in Bugengli, near Diquan, and the spring is in the east of Wangcheng." Du Mu, a poet in the Tang Dynasty, wrote the seven-character quatrain "Golden Valley Garden": the prosperous things disperse the fragrance and dust, and the flowing water is ruthless. Since spring.At dusk, the east wind complains of birds singing, and falling flowers are like people falling from a building.It was written by Shi Chong and Lvzhu.

[Shang Qi], with the word Defu and the name Shouyan, was born in Jiyin, Caozhou.His father, Shang Ting, whose name was Mengqing and nicknamed Zuoshan, was a famous official in the early Yuan Dynasty.Shang Qi himself followed Kublai Khan, the ancestor of the Yuan Dynasty, in the southern and northern wars, and made outstanding achievements repeatedly, from the official to the deputy envoy of the Privy Council.In the eighth year of Dade, Shang Qi visited Yuan Chengzong Tie Mu'er, and had a close relationship with Li Ba Li Bada, the prince's love at that time, who later became Yuan Renzong.In the first year of Huangqing, Renzong came to the throne, awarded Shang Qi Jixian to serve as a lecturer, and was a doctor in the imperial court. He was promoted to be an official and Tongfeng doctor in four years. The bachelor's degree attendant was promoted to Secretary, and he returned from illness in the first year of Taiding.

Shang Qi is good at painting landscapes. His patriarchal lineage is Li Cheng and Guo Xi in the Song Dynasty. He has the reputation of "unrivaled in the world", and had a certain influence on the painters in the late Yuan Dynasty.He painted a lot of murals in his life, all of which were decorations of Mongolian noble houses and palace palaces. The paintings are all about the majestic Jiange, the peaks and Cuiwei, the magnificent scenery of Bashu or the beautiful scenery of the south of the Yangtze River. Remember it.It can also paint golden and green landscapes.

[Gluttony pattern] The head of a gluttonous monster.

[Melon Butterfly Pattern]: Taken from the homonym of "Melon [dié]", there is a sentence in "The Book of Songs" that "the continuous melon is born at the beginning of the people, and it is made from the soil", which means that the descendants will continue for generations.

[Eighteen Arhat Statues] The origin is as shown in the text, and the four-character plaque in the Ming Dynasty written in the text is also the plaque in the main hall of Yuqing Palace.

[Dong Bangda] (1696-1769), an official, calligrapher and painter in the Qing Dynasty.Named Fucun and Zhengcun, nicknamed Dongshan and Feiwen, a native of Fuyang, Zhejiang.In the 11th year of Yongzheng, he was a Jinshi, and in the second year of Qianlong, he was awarded the editorship.Good at calligraphy and painting, good at using dry brushes.Its style is between Loudong and Yushan schools.Together with Dong Yuan and Dong Qichang, they are called "Three Dongs".Bang Da Gong Shu, You Shan Hua.The seal script is simple and unsophisticated; the Yuan people of the Shanshui clan mostly used dry brushes, which are majestic and unique, and Emperor Qianlong wrote many inscriptions on them.

Dong Bangda was a Jinshi in high school. As an official of the imperial court, he was busy with official duties on weekdays.Painting was only Dong Bangda's "side job", but he was a well-known painter at that time.His painting style is far from the "Four Masters of the Yuan Dynasty" (Huang Gongwang, Wu Zhen, Ni Zan, Wang Meng), and he has learned from the "Four Kings of the Early Qing Dynasty" (Wang Shimin, Wang Jian, Wang Hui, Wang Yuanqi).His landscape paintings are sparse and light in ink, elegant in color, soft in brush strokes, loose in texture, and full of literati taste, so Qianlong liked his paintings.